[COMPLETE] Rumia Quest VI; Cont: Reaching for the Sky

[Raikaria]

>Laugh a bit. "Yeah, we were all different people back then."
>Pause thoughtfully. "Maybe I should make a spellcard with those crosses I've been using lately...You think it'd work? I haven't the faintest idea how to implement them in a way that hasn't already been done though."

> "I know!" Flandre says.

> "Maybe if you wanna put crosses into spellcards you should talk to sis."

[Hanzo K.]

>"Huh, I'll definitely have to remember that. I need to make spellcards implementing my sword too, so I can probably combine the two sometime."

[Raikaria]

>"Huh, I'll definitely have to remember that. I need to make spellcards implementing my sword too, so I can probably combine the two sometime."

> Flandre turns her head. "Well I dunno who can help with swords. Sakuya uses knives."

[Hanzo K.]

>"Well, it's not a throwing sword either, so that rules out Yumeko. Maybe Youmu or someone else can give me some pointers."
>Come to think of it, since Marisa once described her Laevateinn spellcard as a giant sword, maybe we can take a few pointers from her too.
>"I might be able to even take a few notes from you too though, since I put energy into my sword. Maybe I can do a sort of beam-whip-thing like you do. I kinda like that after all. But failing that, maybe a simple Blade Extension or something?"

[Raikaria]

>"Well, it's not a throwing sword either, so that rules out Yumeko. Maybe Youmu or someone else can give me some pointers."
>Come to think of it, since Marisa once described her Laevateinn spellcard as a giant sword, maybe we can take a few pointers from her too.
>"I might be able to even take a few notes from you too though, since I put energy into my sword. Maybe I can do a sort of beam-whip-thing like you do. I kinda like that after all. But failing that, maybe a simple Blade Extension or something?"

> "I don't know those people." Flandre says.

> Well, it was more a massive stream of fire.

> "I don't put energy into Laevateinn. I draw energy out, or change the energy around it. If I put my energy in, I'd probobly break it." Flandre says.

[Hanzo K.]

>"Good point again. I did something like that when I was fighting earlier. I still have to figure out how to tap into the energy of the sword though. Yumeko's pretty much the Equivalent of Sakuya. Except she works for Shinki, and lives in Makai, and is a living doll animated by her own soul. It's a long story involving the old me."

[Raikaria]

>"Good point again. I did something like that when I was fighting earlier. I still have to figure out how to tap into the energy of the sword though. Yumeko's pretty much the Equivalent of Sakuya. Except she works for Shinki, and lives in Makai, and is a living doll animated by her own soul. It's a long story involving the old me."

> Flandre blinks.

> "Soooo, Shinki's a vampire?"

[Hanzo K.]

>"Nah, she's the one who created Makai, so she's pretty much a Goddess. And, as of recently, thanks to her efforts to help me out, my adoptive mother in a sense. You see the markings on my wings? She has those too. She's also got six wings, not two or four."
>Fistpalm. "Oh yeah! Koa's from Makai too you know. I guess the clothes that she and I wear are the standard fashion for folks from Makai."

[Raikaria]

>"Nah, she's the one who created Makai, so she's pretty much a Goddess. And, as of recently, thanks to her efforts to help me out, my adoptive mother in a sense. You see the markings on my wings? She has those too. She's also got six wings, not two or four."
>Fistpalm. "Oh yeah! Koa's from Makai too you know. I guess the clothes that she and I wear are the standard fashion for folks from Makai."

> "So everyone's an office lady in Makai?" Flandre asks.

[Kogasa sneezes as someone besides her breaks the fourth wall]

[Hanzo K.]

>"...I don't really know. It seems to be a common fashion style from my understanding. Shinki, Yumeko, and a couple others who helped make my sword didn't dress like that though. But I haven't gotten to actually stay there for too long, but with the old me out of the picture, I think I'll take a little break there sometime soon. See what folks do there for fun and whatnot. The fact that I'm not that monster they feared anymore is also a good thing."

[Raikaria]

>"...I don't really know. It seems to be a common fashion style from my understanding. Shinki, Yumeko, and a couple others who helped make my sword didn't dress like that though. But I haven't gotten to actually stay there for too long, but with the old me out of the picture, I think I'll take a little break there sometime soon. See what folks do there for fun and whatnot. The fact that I'm not that monster they feared anymore is also a good thing."

> Flandre blinks a few times.

> "I used to be a monster everyone feared. I'm less so now... but I'm still a monster."

[Hanzo K.]

>Give her a few gentle headpats. "Hey, you aren't one in my book. Sure, you're real strong, but that just means you've got the power to protect those important to you. That's why I trained to get stronger, so I could protect my friends...That just happened to end up snowballing into protecting everyone else too. It's funny like that. I mean, just because you can destroy anything, that doesn't mean I have to be scared. You're a good kid, and responsible with your power too."
>Shrug. "Some people just can't get past the whole vampire thing I guess. Not that that's stopped me before though. What you are doesn't matter if you care about people. Just look at me, apparently I used to be a Valkyrie, but then Shinki killed that me, and the Makai Heart revived me as a monster whose only thought was killing. Then I got punted to Gensokyo where Yukari and a lot of others sealed me, which made me who I am today. And now I'm finally free of that past weight that was holding me down thanks to Rika and Enkura."

[Raikaria]

>Give her a few gentle headpats. "Hey, you aren't one in my book. Sure, you're real strong, but that just means you've got the power to protect those important to you. That's why I trained to get stronger, so I could protect my friends...That just happened to end up snowballing into protecting everyone else too. It's funny like that. I mean, just because you can destroy anything, that doesn't mean I have to be scared. You're a good kid, and responsible with your power too."
>Shrug. "Some people just can't get past the whole vampire thing I guess. Not that that's stopped me before though. What you are doesn't matter if you care about people. Just look at me, apparently I used to be a Valkyrie, but then Shinki killed that me, and the Makai Heart revived me as a monster whose only thought was killing. Then I got punted to Gensokyo where Yukari and a lot of others sealed me, which made me who I am today. And now I'm finally free of that past weight that was holding me down thanks to Rika and Enkura."

> "Hmm... maybe. Still, a vampire is still a monster. I guess I just gotta be a good monster!"

[Hanzo K.]

>"Pretty much, yeah. So how've things been? Have fun taking out a few of the shades?"

[Raikaria]

>"Pretty much, yeah. So how've things been? Have fun taking out a few of the shades?"

> "You already asked me that." Flandre says. "I blew a few up."

[Hanzo K.]

>"Ah yeah. Next time something like that happens, you should keep track of how many you and Remi take down each, a little competition."

[Raikaria]

>"Ah yeah. Next time something like that happens, you should keep track of how many you and Remi take down each, a little competition."

> "I blew up four, Remi I lost count, she took most of them, didn't want me fighting."

[Hanzo K.]

>"Huh, with how powerful Laevateinn is, you could've just wiped them all out in one swing, right? Probably wouldn't have been a problem for you would it?"
>Sigh slightly, with a faint smile. "Always takes things on herself, doesn't she? Well, she does care about you after all. Worked up one heck of an appetite doing it though, didn't she?"

[Raikaria]

>"Huh, with how powerful Laevateinn is, you could've just wiped them all out in one swing, right? Probably wouldn't have been a problem for you would it?"
>Sigh slightly, with a faint smile. "Always takes things on herself, doesn't she? Well, she does care about you after all. Worked up one heck of an appetite doing it though, didn't she?"

> "If I did that, I'd probobly blow up the mansion and Sakuya and China too." Flandre says. "Laevateinn causes large collateral, while Gungir is precision."

> "Maybe. I dunno." Flandre says. "Sis doesn't like to talk about being hungry or eating."

[Hanzo K.]

>"Ah, Hong mentioned something about her having worked up one heck of an appetite."
>Let's put the sword and wings away now. We've shown them off to Flan enough after all.

[Raikaria]

>"Ah, Hong mentioned something about her having worked up one heck of an appetite."
>Let's put the sword and wings away now. We've shown them off to Flan enough after all.

> "Oh, that makes sense then!" Flandre says.

> You de-materialise your wings and sword.

> "You look kinda worn out, by the way." Flandre comments.

[Hanzo K.]

>Chuckle slightly. "That's because I just had one heck of a fight with a Celestial. I have to say, they really are just as durable as people say."

[Raikaria]

>Chuckle slightly. "That's because I just had one heck of a fight with a Celestial. I have to say, they really are just as durable as people say."

> "How durable is that?"

[Hanzo K.]

>"Well for starters, I hit them with an attack that probably would've outright turned a normal person, much less a Youkai, into a pile of gooey bits. Or at the very least, left them completely incapable of fighting any further. They remained completely intact. Except for maybe hair I suppose, I didn't look closely enough to know that detail. If you want to know more about them, I'm sure Dai, Koa, or Patchouli can help you find a book on them."

[Raikaria]

>"Well for starters, I hit them with an attack that probably would've outright turned a normal person, much less a Youkai, into a pile of gooey bits. Or at the very least, left them completely incapable of fighting any further. They remained completely intact. Except for maybe hair I suppose, I didn't look closely enough to know that detail. If you want to know more about them, I'm sure Dai, Koa, or Patchouli can help you find a book on them."

> "... I wonder if they could take me going all out." Flandre murrmers to herself, before she starts flying off to the library,waving as she goes.

[Hanzo K.]

>Well, let's head off to the gate ourselves so we can get back to everyone we left out there. We'll leave Flandre to her research. Probably couldn't take one down for keeps without using that power of hers anyhow.
>Come to think of it, if only a Shinigami can kill one, would they just respawn fairy-style if she did Kyuu one? Well, we'll think more about that later!

[Raikaria]

>Well, let's head off to the gate ourselves so we can get back to everyone we left out there. We'll leave Flandre to her research. Probably couldn't take one down for keeps without using that power of hers anyhow.
>Come to think of it, if only a Shinigami can kill one, would they just respawn fairy-style if she did Kyuu one? Well, we'll think more about that later!

> You figure that is one possibilty, the others being it just wouldn't work, or it would work... for good.

> You recall Mystia saying Mokou claimed Flandre killed her over 30 times in one blow before, however, but the Hourai Elixir and a Celestial are two different things.

[Hanzo K.]

>That was also when she was crazy too, so maybe she's got a better handle on her power now, knows how to hold back better.
>Well, let's head back on out to rejoin with the others.

[Raikaria]

>That was also when she was crazy too, so maybe she's got a better handle on her power now, knows how to hold back better.
>Well, let's head back on out to rejoin with the others.

> That said, a better hold on her power could also make it more dangerous, if she knows where to aim it...

> You had back to rejoin with everyone else over the lake, still feeling worn out. You figure you'll need to actually sleep tonight. It's been a tiring few days, between Yumemi, Nue's scheme, and now this whole mess.

[Hanzo K.]

>"Phew...Been a tiring few days, you know? Yumemi, Enkura, Titania, so many incidents all going one right after another. Think I'll take a vacation for a week or so, I got a place in mind too."